The Most Wicked of Sins

Starred review from October 15, 2009
Spurred into action by her father's command to mend her irresponsible ways and make a respectable match within a month, Lady Ivy Sinclair has little choice but to try to make her current flirt, the rather dull Lord Tinsdale, propose. But a new charmer has attracted Tinsdale's attention, and a suddenly desperate Ivy does the only thing she canshe buys some competition. Unbeknownst to her, the "actor" she has hired to portray the relatively unknown Marquess of Counterton is actually the marquess himself, who, fascinated by the boldly unconventional Ivy, plays along. VERDICT This funny, spicy, satisfying tale is another winner for Caskie ("To Sin with a Stranger") and is the second title in her "Seven Deadly Sins" series, which stars the wild Sinclair siblings. Note: Envy is the featured sin, and well-chosen quotes (e.g., "Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all."Joseph Epstein) add to the fun.

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October 1, 2009
Lady Ivy Sinclair is used to being the envy of every woman in London, until Miss Fiona Feeney arrives in town. Before Ivy knew what hit her, Fiona was not only the talk of the town; the upstart Irish beauty had also stolen away Ivys fianc', Viscount Tinsdale. Ivy isnt about to let Fiona take Tinsdale away from her, so she concocts a plan to hire an actor to impersonate the Marquess of Counterton, whose subsequent courtship of Ivy will incite Tinsdale to a jealous rage. There is only one small flaw in Ivys plan: she doesnt realize that Dominick Sheridan, the actor that she hires, really is the new Marquess of Counterton. The second title in Caskies captivating The Seven Deadly Sins series featuring seven Scottish siblings is a wonderfully witty and sexy romance.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)